The Three Lives of Thomasina

The Three Lives of Thomasina
Official theatrical poster
Directed byDon Chaffey
Written byRobert Westerby
Based onThomasina, the Cat Who Thought She Was God
by Paul Gallico
Produced by
Starring
Narrated byElspeth March
CinematographyPaul Beeson
Edited byGordon Stone
Music byPaul J. Smith
Production
company
Distributed byBuena Vista Distribution
Release dates
  • 11 December 1963 (1963-12-11) (New York City)
  • 4 June 1964 (1964-06-04) (U.S.)
Running time
97 minutes
CountriesUnited Kingdom
United States
LanguagesEnglish
Gaelic
Box office$2,250,000 (US/ Canada)[1]

The Three Lives of Thomasina is a 1963 fantasy film directed by Don Chaffey about a cat's influence on a family. Patrick McGoohan and Susan Hampshire star alongside child actors Karen Dotrice and Matthew Garber. Based on Paul Gallico's 1957 novel Thomasina, the Cat Who Thought She Was God, the film was shot in Inveraray, Argyll, Scotland, and Pinewood Studios, England, with a screenplay by Gallico and Robert Westerby.

  1. ^ "Big Rental Pictures of 1964", Variety, 6 January 1965 p 39. Please note this figure is rentals accruing to distributors not total gross.